observed on the Yenisei River. 515 



Snipe, the flight being heavier and more like .that of the 

 Double Snipe. 



Galltnago gallinula. 

 (Dr. Theel, at Krasnoyarsk.) 



Scolopax rusticula. 



(Dr. Theel, at Krasnoyarsk and Yeniseisk.) 



141. ^Tkinga alpina. 



Dunlins pass on their northern migration through Yeni- 

 seiskj where I first saw them, on May 28th, with some 

 Ringed Plovers. I afterwards took eggs at Golchika. 



142. ■^Tringa minuta, 



I found Little Stints extremely abundant at Golchika and 

 on the islands and tundra north of that place. I found 

 eighteen nests, one of which contained seven eggs, but three 

 of these diftered very much from the other four, and were 

 probably laid by some other bird. Three females and two 

 males were shot from their eggs. 



143. "^Tringa temmincki. Temminck's Stint. 



144. *Tringa subarquata. 



In August 1895 I found Curlew-Sandpipers in small 

 family-parties on the islands in the delta of the Yenisei, and 

 shot birds of the year, which I considered had probably been 

 hatched not very far off. It was principally the chance of 

 being able to reach their nesting-grounds that induced me 

 to risk being too early for many of the birds to be found 

 nesting in the forest-region, by hurrying on down the river 

 as fast as the rapidly retreating ice would allow. Much 

 interest is attached to this bird, owing to its nesting-grounds 

 having been a secret for so long, and I therefore give the 

 notes on my success in full. 



July 3rd found us under way early, and proceeding down- 

 stream from Golchika until we were prevented from going 

 on by ice almost completely blocking further progress; we 

 therefore turned back and anchored close to one of the 

 islands, which was composed of soft tundra-land with a rocky 

 shore ; I hurried ashore, accompanied by McGarry and 



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